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3G shutdown paves the way for 5G, but there’s a catch

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s important to note that even though your devices may not utilize 3G for content transmission, they may use it to authenticate with the carrier network or simply have a radio that speaks to 3G network, both pose a possible bad outcome for your devices. Phasing out POTS.

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Why in the year of our lord 2022 am I still getting robocalls???

Vox

Then the Telecommunications Act of 1996 came along. Innovations like Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, which transmit calls over the internet rather than over wires. There are thousands of VoIP providers in this country alone, and some of them don’t care if their services are used by scammers. It’s a free-for-all.

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Augmented Reality and the Network

Spearline Testing

The execution of VoIP , playing around with the idea of cognitive networks , the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT), using enhanced features like A.I. For telecommunications operators, cloud storage and cloud computing are driving new network demands and together, an ecosystem for AR is rapidly developing. The network is key.

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Common Online Conferencing Problems

Spearline Testing

Unlike many person-to-person phone calls, conferencing places sharp demand on the telecommunication networks as meeting participants rush to connect at the scheduled top-of-hour or bottom-of-hour start time. Spearline had previously looked at the effects Jitter could have on VoIP calls. Getting into the Conference Call.